PDFWAC 192-620-026
What is the maximum amount of paid family or medical benefits to which an employee is entitled in a claim year?
(1) In any given claim year, an employee is not entitled to paid family or medical leave benefit payments that exceed an amount equal to:
(a) The employee's weekly benefit amount multiplied by twelve for family leave;
(b) The employee's weekly benefit amount multiplied by twelve for medical leave; or
(c) The employee's weekly benefit amount multiplied by sixteen for a combination of family and medical leave.
(2) The amounts in subsection (1)(b) and (c) of this section may be increased by an amount equal to the employee's weekly benefit amount for medical leave multiplied by two if the employee experiences a serious health condition with a pregnancy that results in incapacity.
(3) An overpayment waived under WAC 192-640-015 shall be charged against the employee's applicable entitlement for the claim year containing the weeks to which the overpayment was attributed as though such benefits had been properly paid.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 50A.04.215. WSR 19-23-090, ยง 192-620-026, filed 11/19/19, effective 12/20/19.]